Political and civil society organisations, jurists, and solidarity movements from across the Caribbean, Latin America, and beyond have come together to denounce and condemn the recent attacks against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, allegedly carried out by the United States.
Organisations and representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Palestine (Gaza Strip), Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and other regions of the world joined a collective initiative to unify ideas and actions in defense of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.
According to the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Saint Lucia, this mobilisation took shape during the first Regional Conference: “The Voices of the Caribbean in Defense of Venezuela and International Law,” which brought together more than “180 political and social actors.”
In a press release the embassy revealed that participants discussed and proposed strategies grounded in analysis and study of the growing external threats facing the region, particularly in light of the events of January 3, 2026, when the Venezuelan people were reportedly affected by bombings that resulted in the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro Moros and First Lady Cilia Flores.
The conference served as a platform to articulate joint proposals and coordinated actions among Caribbean social and solidarity movements, with the goal of unifying regional responses to external destabilization efforts. Central to the discussions was the promotion of regional cohesion and the defense of peace through clear public positions adopted by each nation.
Speakers emphasised the urgent need to build a broad international solidarity network capable of defending national sovereignty and advancing an action plan aimed at influencing and reshaping foreign policy approaches across the region.
Participants collectively condemned the military actions allegedly carried out on January 3 by the US, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people and the unlawful detention of Venezuela’s constitutional president and first lady.
This conference is part of a series of coordinated activities that include presentations by experts in International Law, talks, and sessions of analysis.
“Through this work plan, the aim will be to generate legal instruments and spaces for thoughtful discussions that ensure the unity and integrity of the entire Caribbean,” the embassy stated.
Police has often arrested Venezuelans on boats bringing drug to St Lucia.
Without drug in St Lucia, gangs would have no power and would be much smaller.
There would be much less killing in St Lucia.
Maduro lost the elections but kept governing as a dictator.
Because of the arrest of Maduro, St Lucia and the Caribbean region will be much safer.